Motorola Charm MB502( Rs. 6,999/-)
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The Motorola Charm MB502 is a charming looking mobile phone that comes in a unique form factor. A Blackberry look alike, the Charm combines touchscreen with a full QWERTY keypad into a compact design. Running on the Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system, this device by Motorola is powered by a 600 MHz TI OMAP3410 processor. A RAM of 512 MB is also pushed inside the Motorola Charm. This Android device has a 2.8-inch display with QVGA resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Motorola has included the proprietary Motoblur UI in the Charm. The Motoblur is essentially a social network integrating UI that brings latest feeds from Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites to your homescreen.
As in the Motorola Backflip, a navigation pad behind the screen called the Backtrack is present in the Motorola Charm too, which allows you to browse and navigate without any obstruction. This Motorola device sports a 3 megapixel camera with fixed focus and digital zooming capabilities. The camera allows for video capturing at 24 fps in CIF (352 x 288) resolution.
Design
Weighing 110 g, the QWERTY bar phone has dimensions of 67.2 x 98.4 x 11.4 mm. The Charm features a Corning Gorilla Glass display that makes the screen scratch resistant. The capacitive touchscreen has TFT display with 256 K color support. This Motorola handset also comes with accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors.
As in the Motorola Backflip, a navigation pad behind the screen called the Backtrack is present in the Motorola Charm too, which allows you to browse and navigate without any obstruction. This Motorola device sports a 3 megapixel camera with fixed focus and digital zooming capabilities. The camera allows for video capturing at 24 fps in CIF (352 x 288) resolution.
Design
Weighing 110 g, the QWERTY bar phone has dimensions of 67.2 x 98.4 x 11.4 mm. The Charm features a Corning Gorilla Glass display that makes the screen scratch resistant. The capacitive touchscreen has TFT display with 256 K color support. This Motorola handset also comes with accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensors.
Storage and Battery
The Motorola Charm ships with 512 MB of internal memory storage and a pre-installed microSD card which brings another 2 GB memory on board. Further an external microSD card can be used to increase the memory to a maximum of 32 GB. A standard 1170 mAh Li Ion battery used in this device, gives talk time of 405 minutes in 2G, 300 minutes in 3G network.
Connectivity and Features
The Charm has Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE and GPRS to access Internet and is loaded with a WebKit browser. The handset also has the Adobe Flash Lite support that enhances your web browsing experience. Connectivity options of the Motorola Charm include Bluetooth, USB and 3.5 mm audio jack.
You can access corporate mails via Exchange and read documents with the help of Document Viewer on your phone. The UI of the phone helps integrate your social contacts into your phone book contacts. Location based services present in this Motorola device like E-compass and A-GPS with Google Maps and Google Latitude, ensure you are always on the right track.
Price
Price of this phone in the market is near about $145.15( Rs. 6,999/-).
This post was written by: Sandeep Kumar Punia
Sandeep Kumar Punia is a blogger, web designer and front end web developer. Follow him on Facebook
